Biology:Celtica gigantea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Celtica F.M.Vázquez & Barkworth |
| Species: | C. gigantea
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| Celtica gigantea (Link) F.M.Vázquez & Barkworth
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Species synonymy
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Celtica gigantea, commonly called giant feather grass, giant needle grass, or golden oats, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco.[2] It is still widely referenced in the horticultural literature under its synonym Stipa gigantea.[3]
Description
Celtica gigantea is a bunchgrass with leaf blades that are narrow and gray-green, creating a bunchgrass foliage mass 2–3 feet (0.61–0.91 m) in diameter. It is evergreen to semi-evergreen, depending on the climate.[4]
The plant has prominent flower spikes emerging silver-lavender in the late spring, aging to a radiant golden over the summer, and persisting in tan into winter. The spikes typically grow to 8 feet (2.4 m) tall, rising high above the foliage.[5][4]
Cultivation
Celtica gigantea is grown as an ornamental grass for planting as single specimens and massed drifts in parks, public landscapes, and gardens.[5] It is used in drought tolerant and Mediterranean climate—plant palette gardens.[4]
The tall golden flower spikes are attractive on the plant, especially radiant when backlit by the sun.[6] They may also be used for dried flowers.
Under the synonym Stipa gigantea this plant[3][7] and the cultivar 'Gold Fontaene'[8] have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
See also
References
- ↑ "Celtica gigantea". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2019. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77060058-1.
- ↑ "Celtica gigantea (Link) F.M.Vázquez & Barkworth | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77060058-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "RHS Plant Selector - Stipa gigantea". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/17802/Stipa-gigantea/Details. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 San Marcos Growers: Stipa gigantea (Giant Needle Grass) . accessed 6.26.2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fine Gardening Plant Guide: Stipa gigantea (Giant feather grass, Golden oats) . accessed 6.26.2012
- ↑ Perennials.com: Plant Profile for Stipa gigantea - Giant Feather Grass . accessed 6.26.2012
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 99. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "Stipa gigantea 'Gold Fontaene'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/124370/Stipa-gigantea-Gold-Fontaene/Details.
External links
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